I would suggest the ECS K7S5A ($57 newegg) for the faster sis 735 chipset. The only other popular options are the kt133a or the aladdin magic chipset boards, which are already outdated. Ddram is cheap. My shuttle ak31 version 3.1 ($81 newegg) is much faster than the kt133a boards, and at that price, you should have some money leftover for ddram.